Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say You’re Sorry | 2017 | Melinda Leigh | Buy |
| 2 | Her Last Goodbye | 2017 | Melinda Leigh | Buy |
| 3 | Bones Don’t Lie | 2018 | Melinda Leigh | Buy |
| 4 | What I’ve Done | 2018 | Melinda Leigh | Buy |
| 5 | Secrets Never Die | 2019 | Melinda Leigh | Buy |
| 6 | Save Your Breath | 2019 | Melinda Leigh | Buy |
The Morgan Dane series by Melinda Leigh begins with Say You’re Sorry, where the widowed Morgan Dane takes on her first case as a defense attorney after her babysitter is murdered and her neighbor’s son is accused of the crime. Morgan had been a prosecutor before her husband was killed in Iraq, and returning to law in a small-town setting forces her to rebuild both her career and her personal life. She partners with private investigator Lance Kruger, and their professional relationship develops into something more across the six books.
Each novel presents a new criminal case for Morgan to take on, from missing persons to cold cases, while the ongoing storylines about Morgan’s family and her relationship with Lance grow throughout the series. The books are set in Scarlet Falls, the same fictional New York town from Leigh’s earlier trilogy, and readers familiar with that series will recognize some recurring locations. Morgan’s shift from prosecution to defense gives the stories a legal thriller angle that sets this series apart from Leigh’s other work, and the combination of courtroom strategy with field investigation keeps the plots moving.